HND Hospitality: Tour Operations Management Report Analysis

This report, prepared for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Hospitality Management, delves into the tour operator industry. It begins by defining and differentiating various types of tour operators, including specialist, outbound, inbound, and domestic operators. The report then addresses current trends and developments impacting the industry, such as integration, advancements in technology, low-cost services, and increasing environmental awareness. The analysis examines the effects of these trends within the UK market, highlighting their influence on tour operators' operations and strategies. The assignment is a leaflet to be presented to the product development team. The report also references academic sources to support its findings and provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter.

1.1 Effect of current trends and development on tour operators industry
In the UK market, there are several kinds of recent trends and
development program has been analysed by different tour operators. They
are as follows:
 Integration: In the chosen business there are different kinds of
current trends and development creates impact on the results.
Advance technology also helps to increase destination attraction.
Hence, variety of ways taken with internet, tele text, etc. They can
also book tickets on the behalf of their relatives. It creates impact
on the different tour operators.
 Advance technology: There are different number of independent
travellers who accumulating around the world. As a result,
different tour operators deal with the different kinds of holiday
packages to create successful plans. This is because; independent
travellers are more famous in UK. Most of the independent
travellers and businessman pursuing their passion for instance
sports, etc. As a result, booking accordingly to develop operators.
 You need to mention the trend given in brief .
TASK 1
Types of tour operators
 Specialist tour operators: These kinds of tour operators
provide services to the niche market that include more interest
in particular geographical areas with special kind of activity.
 Outbound tour operators: They consider different types of
multinational tourism. They take resident of their own country
to visit another country. They sell tour products or package to
customers in own country.
 Inbound tour operators: They provide trips within the country
to tourists for visiting other countries. Hence, local assistance
for the tourists also delivers in a particular nation.
 Domestic tour operators: They provide trips to residents of a
country within the boundaries of a particular nation. In
addition to this, they can also repeat trips in a nation for
increasing customer attraction.
 Low cost services: In present time, there is wide scope of
destination marketing in tourism industry continuously
grows with different kinds of advertisement with leaflets
and brochure. New media largely impact on the functions
and operation. Beside this, more attention also needed on
personal demand and preference for various segmentation.
 Increase environment awareness: It is one of the
important key aspects for all types of travel and tourism
operators. With this regard, it can be stated that main aim
of travel and tourism business can accomplish ethical and
healthy tourism activities. As a result, it helps to cater to
the environment with increase stability.
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